Chapter 7 — King, It's Not Done! Princess... Princess has slapped Your Majesty!

There is a beaded curtain where you can hear the courtiers talking, but there is no need to show your face. Bach Lo stood behind me and said in a low voice:

"Miss, did the Prince do this because he wanted someone to hear it personally?"

I look at the dragon leaning outside the pearl curtain.

"He is telling the whole court that I am not someone who can be hidden."

The morning bell rang three times. The courtiers entered the palace. The first person to kneel was Khanh Tong Chinh Tu. Next are the Ministers of the Six Ministries. There are also people still standing, not kneeling. Among them was a man with a long white beard and long eyebrows whose official robes were old and faded. Bui Truong Su said softly:

"That is the royal historian Nghiem Tung Nien, a former minister under the Immortal Emperor, with a very tough personality."

As expected, Nghiem Tung Nien was the first to speak up.

"Regent, abolishing the Emperor is not a joke."

"If last night's events had not gone through the three companies' jury, there had been no discussion by the royal family, but the crime had been hastily determined, I'm afraid it would have been difficult to convince the world."

Tieu Thua Uyen sat on a wooden chair placed under the long chair. The actual dragon bed is still empty. Just because it's empty, it makes people even more suffocated.

"What do Sir Nghiem want to interrogate?"

Nghiem Tung Nien replied:

"Interrogate why the Regent Princess slapped Your Majesty."

The entire main hall immediately fell silent. Bach Lo angrily tightened the towel in his hand. I raised my hand to signal her not to speak. Tieu Thua Uyen raised his eyes.

"Lord Nghiem, do you think she made a mistake?"

Nghiem Tung Nien stiff-necked and replied:

"I don't dare say the Princess is wrong."

"But I think that no matter how suspicious the Emperor is, you should not let the Princess do it herself."

Tieu Thua Uyen smiled softly.

"So who should we leave it to?"

Nghiem Tung Nien replied in a low voice:

"Let the dharma, the ceremony, and the court handle it."

Tieu Thua Uyen nodded.

"Very well said."

He looked towards Bui Truong.

"Submit the testimony at Thien Thu Palace last night."

Several palace servants were escorted into the palace. Ha An is also among them. His face was pale, he knelt on the ground trembling. Bui Truong read every word. The Queen Mother deliberately suppressed etiquette. The Tham family forced the Princess to kneel. The emperor tolerated humiliation. Until the sentence: "People have the family name Tieu, not the family name Regent Vuong." With each sentence read, the courtiers' faces darkened a bit. Even Nghiem Tung Nien was silent. Tieu Thua Uyen asked:

"Does Lord Nghiem still want the third company to jury?"

Nghiem Tung Nien closed his eyes for a moment.

"Your Majesty is virtuous and truly deserves to be punished."

"But when it comes to abolition, we still have to be very careful."

Tieu Thua Uyen looked at him.

"Today this king cautiously asked you."

"An emperor who can openly humiliate his servant's wife at a palace banquet, tolerate his concubine humiliating the royal concubine, and even let out gossip, can he preserve the main temple?"

Nghiem Tung Nien did not immediately respond. Tieu Thua Uyen said:

"Yesterday, the person he despised was this king."

"Tomorrow, the person he despises could be hundreds of thousands of generals on the border."

"One day, the people he despises may be you, the people who are maintaining the rules on behalf of Dai Zhou."

Nghiem Tung Nien's face finally changed. All the courtiers in the palace also bowed their heads. Tieu Thua Uyen stood up.

"This king abolishes Tieu Canh, It's not because he offended the Princess."

"It's because he's not worthy of being emperor."

As soon as the words ended, a series of footsteps rang out outside the palace. Hoai Nam Vuong led a young man into the palace. The young man was wearing a light-colored brocade, his face was a bit pale, but he still tried to remain calm. After entering the palace, the teenager first bowed towards the main temple, then bowed to the entire court. Finally, he knelt down in front of Tieu Thua Uyen.

"Tieu Hoai Can meets the Regent King."

Tieu Thua Uyen looked at the teenager.

"Are you afraid?"

The teenager's voice was a bit tense, but he replied clearly.

"Afraid of what?"

"Afraid of not being able to sit firmly in that position."

Tieu Thua Uyen asked:

"So do you want to sit?"

The teenager was silent for a moment.

"If people need me to sit, I will sit."

"If the Regent thinks I am not worthy, I will not sit."

As soon as these words fell, many people in the palace raised their heads. It's not because of how well the teenager speaks. It's because the teenager never lied. Tieu Thua Uyen turned to the courtiers.

"The new emperor will be Tieu Hoai Can."

"Do you have any objections?"

The palace was silent for a long time, no one spoke. Finally, Nghiem Tung Nien knelt down.

"I request the Regent to open the Emperor's secret edict."

Tieu Thua Uyen raised his hand. The bright yellow holy scroll was opened. The Emperor's brushstrokes appeared before everyone's eyes. The young lord is gentle and helpful. The young princess was abandoned and abandoned. The entire court prostrated themselves on the ground.

"The gods obey."